Extended Education

Certified Project Manager: Completed UC Berkeley certificate in Project Management.

Project Management - 2/4/2006 to 3/11/2006

Proper management plays a crucial role in the efficient execution and completion of projects. In this introductory course, the instructor provides a step-by-step explanation of the project management process while reviewing the differences between theory and practice. This class covers the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide (PMBOK Guide). Students create their own project plans with the tools and knowledge provided.

RICK SANTOS, B.S. ECE, M.B.A., PMP.

Contract Management - 3/18/2006 to 4/15/2006

Contract management is an essential part of a project manager's responsibilities. In this course students learn the purposes and meanings of the provisions of typical project contracts. Various types of contractual arrangements and fee options are examined.

WILLIAM L. TEISER, M.Ch.E., in chemical engineering, is a registered professional engineer.

Project Risk Management - 4/29/2006 to 6/03/2006

Compared with project work done in the past, all projects today are risky: they are more time constrained, pose greater technical challenges, and rarely have adequate resources. However, there are techniques for dealing with project risk that can help you recognize and manage potential problems. This course focuses on practical methods for completing difficult projects. Throughout the course, examples are used to show how to apply these ideas to your projects.

LIFONG LIU, B.S., founder of Global Focus Consulting.

Human Factors and Team Dynamics for Project Management - 6/17/2006 to 7/29/2006

In this course you learn the leadership and communication skills necessary to promote and support quality management in your organization. The most difficult part of quality management is the creation, nurturing, and sustaining of an organizational climate based on the principles and practices of quality.

Without this, teamwork, employee empowerment, and continuous improvement degenerate into buzzwords that increase employee cynicism and decrease responsiveness to organizational goals. Unless people learn how to formulate and maintain good working relationships, no management or team problem-solving technique, blueprint, or plan can effect real improvement in an organization's quality and business results.

Zachary Wong, Ph.D.

Quality Management - 9/15/2006 to 12/2006

This course is a comprehensive overview of quality management, with an emphasis on quality in project management. It provides an opportunity to develop an understanding of the philosophies and strategies of prominent quality authorities. Participants explore alternative courses of action for effectively implementing a quality improvement program.

Doug Hawley

Project Planning and Control - 2/24/2007 to 4/12/2007

Project control is based on creating a proper plan, and creating the proper plan means having a clear understanding of what it takes to achieve that control. Using a project control model, this course shows that effective project management depends on the appropriate execution of activities such as estimating, planning, resourcing, communicating, engineering, measuring, tracking, reporting, and documenting. With additional control tools and techniques in hand, the course revisits planning and the plans from Project Management X470 to identify if and where upgrades should be made to enhance the likelihood that the planned projects will be controlled.

Tony Mathews